As government and the insurance industry continue their quest to control health care, your clinical autonomy is in jeopardy. Now more than ever, you need to fight and advocate to keep medical decisions in your well-trained hands.

Fortunately, you do not have to wage the fight alone. Successful legislative advocacy depends upon an integrated approach, consisting of lobbying, grassroots activity and political action through the California Medical Association's (CMA) California Medical Association Political Action Committee (CALPAC).

Operated by physicians for physicians, CALPAC supports hundreds of candidates for state and federal office who share CMA's philosophy and vision of the future of health care and medical practice.

CALPAC Officers

Susan Kaweski, M.D.
Chair

Sion Roy, M.D.
Vice-Chair

Damodara Rajasekhar, M.D.
Secretary

Vimal Nanavati, M.D.
Treasurer

CALPAC Board of Directors

Luther Cobb, M.D., FACS
District 2

George Paz, M.D.
District 3

James Schlund, M.D.
District 4

Ramin Manshadi, M.D.
District 5

Lee T. Snook, M.D.
District 6

Hemant Dhingra, M.D.
District 8

George Fouras, M.D.
District 11

Alexander Ding, M.D.
District 13

Kunal Sukhija, M.D.
District 14

Eric Hansen, D.O.
District 16

Colleen Copelan, M.D.
District 19

Guillermo Valenzuela, M.D.
District 20

Peter Richman, M.D.
District 22

David Friscia, M.D.
District 23

Emil Avanes, M.D.
District 24

Hector Flores, M.D.
District 25

Bill Averill, M.D.
District 26

C. Freeman, M.D.
District 27

Gerardo "Jerry" Hizon, M.D.
District 28

Rodney Borger, M.D.
District 29

Melanie Crane, M.D.
District 31

Christopher Celio, M.D.
District 34

Nikan Khatibi, M.D.
District 36

Diana Ramos, M.D.
District 37

Mihir Parikh, M.D.
District 38

Mark Sornson, M.D.
District 39

CALPAC Staff

Micah Scheindlin
Senior Director, Center for Political Operations
(916) 551-2570

Yna Shimabukuro
Senior Director, Center for Political Operations
(916) 444-5532

Nathan Skadsen
PAC Coordinator, Center for Political Operations
(916) 551-2078

Donors

Diamond Donors

TBD

Platinum Donors

David H. Aizuss, M.D., FAAO, FACS

Dustin Corcoran

Troy Elander, M.D.

Richard K. Freeman, M.D.

Jay S. Joseph, M.D.

Ramin Manshadi, M.D.

Theodore Mazer, M.D.

Lee Snook, M.D., FACP

Tanya Spiritos, M.D.

James J. Strebig M.D., J.D.

Shannon Udovic-Constant M.D.

Robert Wailes M.D.

President's Circle

Robert D. Allen, M.D.

Peter G. Anderson, M.D.

Patricia L. Austin, M.D.

Scott Benninghoven, M.D.

Kenneth S. Blumenfeld, M.D.

Jeffrey C. Brackett, M.D.

Peter Bretan, M.D.

J. Brennan Casssidy, M.D.

Amber Leighan Chatwin, M.D.

Lawrence C. Cheung, M.D., FAAD, FASDS

Jack Chou, M.D.

Caleb Perry Chu, M.D.

Colleen Copelan, M.D.

Hemant Dhingra, M.D.

Catherine Ferguson, M.D.

Martin Fishman, M.D.

Sergio R. Flores, M.D.

Lawrence R. Frank, M.D., FACP

C. Freeman, M.D., MBA, FAPA

David A. Friscia, M.D., MBA

Gordon L. Fung, M.D. PhD

Dev A. GnanDev, M.D.

Ruth E. Haskins, M.D.

Standiford Helm, II, M.D.

Nathaniel Howard Jr., M.D.

Nikan H. Khatibi, D.O.

Mark H. Kogan, M.D.

James C. MacMillan, M.D.

Mark Penner, D.O., FACEP

Suresh K. Sachdeva, M.D.

R. Sankaram, M.D.

James H. Schultz, Jr., M.D., MBA, FAAFP

Mark W. Sornson, M.D., Ph.D

Karl E. Steinberg, M.D., FAAFP

Satinder Swaroop, M.D., FACC, FACP

Ronald C. Thurston, M.D., MSP

Paul Bennett Yost, M.D.

CALPAC is a voluntary political organization that contributes to candidates for state and federal office who share our philosophy and vision of the future of medicine. Political law and CALPAC policy determines how your contribution to CALPAC is allocated. CMA will not favor or disadvantage anyone based on the amounts of or failure to make PAC contributions, nor will it affect your membership status with the CMA. Contributions to PAC’s are voluntary and not limited to the suggested amounts.

Contributions are not deductible for state or federal income tax purposes.

Contributions made in error may be refunded within thirty (30) days by contacting CALPAC at (800)CALPAC-9.

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